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THE PROJECT IS A
PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF
HOW TO UTILISE MODERN
TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL
INTELLIGENCE TO HELP
THE YOUNG GENERATION.
T
he Telecommunications
Regulatory Authority (TRA) has
revealed the launch of the project
‘Our Future’, which aims to help students
determine their university specialisation
that suits their skills and capacities, in co-
operation with the Ministry of Education
and HTC Middle East and North Africa.
‘Our Future’ is a virtual reality (VR) system,
designed to overcome difficulties faced by
school students when they reach the stage
of determining their future specialties and
careers. It aims to guide and motivate
students using proven scientific methods,
to identify the student personality and
competence. After the evaluation phase,
the system recommends the most suitable
professions to the student and its current
and future need in the UAE labour market.
Accordingly, students can virtually
experience the profession; explore its
environment, mechanism, workload,
and key tasks. After completing
the ‘Our Future’ experience, the
student will receive a road map with
recommendations on skill sets to develop,
along with universities and organisations
that align with their professional and
academic goals.
In collaboration with HTC, who will
provide the VR experience, and the
Ministry of Education, the project will
be rolled out across all UAE schools.
The launch began at Al Safa Secondary
School for Boys and Al Sufouh Secondary
School for Girls.
HE Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA
Director General, said: “This project aims
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to prepare UAE’s generations to build
the future in the best possible way. ‘Our
Future’ is based on the students’ skills,
interests and capacities starting from the
early school stages.
“The project is a practical example of
how to utilise modern technology and
digital intelligence to help the young
generation choose the specialisation
that suits their capacity while taking into
account the sustainable development
needs of the country.
“The launch of this project reflects the
importance of partnership between the
government sector, represented by the
Ministry of Education and TRA, and the
private sector, represented by HTC.”
HE Al Mansoori added: “This initiative
is an addition to a series of previous
initiatives launched by TRA in the field
of education, including the ‘Betha’
initiative, and ‘knowledge seeds’
THIS
INITIATIVE IS
. . . AIMED AT
DISCOVERING
NATIONAL
SKILLS AND
COMPETENCIES
IN THE ICT
FIELD.
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